I dont think Darius is doing much wrong lately to be quite honest. He has been reasonably steady but i do agree, he isnt offering a great deal either. I still think its better to leave him there for the remainder of this year or we risk exposing these young blokes to this basket case side. Niu is a prime example. He isnt ready to be fullback, but the fraud has thrown him in there because he is just trying anything and hoping it works. He is badly exposed in defence and i think his confidence will drop and we will stunt his development.
Agreed that throwing a young center in there is a big risk, but it just doesn't look like Boyd is physically able to provide what we need at the moment.
That entire left edge looks an issue without Fifita providing some sort of attack... and I think Fifita should be on the right edge anyway.
Milf is miles out of form and should probably be dropped. He just doesn't look like he knows what to do out there. He needs to be able to go to ISC and dominate a lower level for a little bit to build his confidence back up, but that's obviously not possible so I'm not sure what to do with him other than dropping him.
Glenn helps in defence, but he doesn't offer a whole lot in attack.
Boyd just doesn't look to be physically up to what's needed at the moment. He doesn't have a fend or a step or a physical presence to put the defence under pressure... and then when he was giving the ball to Oates he wasn't doing anything either.
It's just all sideways out on that edge and no one taking on the defensive line.
In defence Boyd is holding his own in terms of tackling efficiency, but the overlaps that are occurring out there and the total lack of organization inside the 20m suggests there is some sort of issue with the communication despite that left edge representing our most experienced players.
The right edge is conceding tries as well, but it seems like opposition teams are focussing the majority of their attack at our inexperienced right edge and yet they seem to be holding their own (for the level of attack sent their way) compared to the far more experienced left edge, which looks shot any time a bit of shape comes at them inside the 20m.
Maybe when Fifita comes back we will have some sort of attack available out on that edge, but then I'm not sure what they intend to do with Glenn.
If Fifita moves to the right, which is where I think he should be, then that left edge remains a serious issue.
I don't know what they do with left center, but we can't have an entire side of the field not able to provide anything in attack and then looking extremely susceptible in defence inside our 20m, so something has to give.
I think you made the right call in probably March last year where you indicated that Seibold cannot coach the basics and now he's just shifting chairs around with no real idea of what we look like at full strength.
Maybe dropping Milford and bringing Dearden in will change that entire left edge, but I doubt it... Milford is also a serious issue out there and should also be dropped, but I don't think it resolves the real issue of not being able to play even simple football or have any sort of defence.
FWIW I agree about Niu... I think he would've been best served playing a year at fullback in ISC (but that's not possible) or coming into a team that's in form (not happening either). Nothing against Niu, but I think Isaako was playing better at fullback than what he has provided thus far and it seems like Isaako's confidence has been hit because of being demoted to the wing.
It's just issues all round that Seibold seems to be making on himself because it doesn't seem like he has any idea what this team will look like at full strength
